The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 291

Chapter 291

Ellie’s POV

The knock came on my door sooner than I expected it to.

“Go away,” I called out. I already knew exactly who it would be before I even heard that deep voice rumbling through the wood.

“Ellie. We need to talk.”

“I’d rather not, thanks.”

“If you won’t open the door, I’ll open it myself.” Dominic paused, and I could hear him sigh through the door. “Please, Ellie. I want to talk to you.”

I rolled my eyes, even though I knew he couldn’t see me. “Well, good luck opening it,” I called out.

I supposed I had been naive in thinking that he would take the hint and leave. He didn’t. Instead, I heard the jingle of keys on the other side of the door, followed by something slipping into the lock. Before I could get to my feet, I saw the bolt slide to the unlocked position, and the doorknob turned.*

Thankfully, I had just enough time to shove the leftover herbs and my textbook into the drawer of my desk before the door opened.

Dominic stepped into the room, still looking disheveled from our altercation. His hair was mussed like he had been running his fingers through it, and the first couple buttons of his shirt were undone.

No. Not just undone, but missing entirely. The front of his shirt was rumpled like someone had grabbed a fistful of it and yanked hard.

I smiled wryly, not bothering to hide it, at the thought of Lucas dragging him out of the meeting and throwing him on his ass right there on the sidewalk.

Dominic shut the door behind him. “Can we please talk?” he asked.

I pressed my lips together, smile fading. “Unless you’ve come to apologize for what you did, I’m not really interested in talking.”

He exhaled. “I actually did come to apologize.”

My brows shot up.

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Dominic moved across the room. He grabbed the armchair that usually sat under my window and dragged it over to me, then sat, leaning forward with his elbows braced on his knees. He looked like he wanted to take my hands in his, but he didn’t.

“Ellie, I am so sorry for the way I’ve been treating you,” he said. “I am so, so sorry.”

I stared at him. He seemed genuine enough, but I’d learned not to trust it lately. So I didn’t.

Dominic, noticing the look on my face, sighed again. “I mean it, Ellie. I’ve been cruel and controlling, and today was way too far. I’ve admittedly been concerned about our relationship-very concerned, actually- but it’s no excuse for my behavior.”

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Jhulted quietly and looked away. “I’m the one who should be concerned,” I muttered. I thought back to those moments in the hallway when Vivian had all but outright confirmed her romantic involvement with Dominic, and it made my heart turn bitter

Dominic stared down at his feet. “I think it goes without saying that things haven’t been… ideal since the wedding.”

“You mean since I stabbed you?” I laughed as a half-hearted attempt to inject some humor into an otherwise bleak situation.

He glanced up at me. “Well, that’s part of it, yes.” Dominic took a breath. “Look, Ellie, I don’t know what trauma you endured, and you don’t have to tell me, but this has to stop. All of this… hate. It’s not fair to either of us.”

I bit down on my tongue so hard it hurt.

“And I’m not saying I haven’t had a hand in the matter,” he pointed out. “I let my jealousy control me to the point of acting like a complete and total bastard. That’s going to stop. Right now. You have my word.”

“Why not just end it altogether?” I blurted out. “I mean, this marriage has been doomed from the start. You worded the contract specifically to trap me. If you want it to stop, then let me go.”

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